Managing agrodiversity the traditional way : (Record no. 19978)
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| fixed length control field | 03968 a2200313 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20200701091931.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 121119s2004 ja || |||||||eng|d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9280810987 (pbk) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | UNU Library |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Managing agrodiversity the traditional way : |
| Remainder of title | lessons from West Africa in sustainable use of biodiversity and related natural resources / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Edwin A. Gyasi, Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Essie T. Blay, and William Oduro. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Tokyo, |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | United Nations University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxviii, 266 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. (some col.), maps ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | This book is a result of the multidisciplinary, participatory research work in West Africa, particularly in Ghana, as part of the UNU Project on People, Land Management and Environmental Change (UNU/PLEC). |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1. Methodological approaches to the book / Edwin A. Gyasi -- 2. Philosophical foundations of biophysical resource use with special reference to Ghana / Alfred A. Oteng-Yeboah -- 3. Traditional methods of resource assessment relative to the scientific approach / Stephen Nkansa Buabeng -- 4. Farmer strategies of managing agrodiversity in a variable climate in PLEC demonstration sites in southern Ghana / Edward Ofori-Sarpong and Felix Asante -- 5. Demonstration sites and expert farmers in conservation of biodiversity / Edwin A. Gyasi -- 6. Management regimes in southern Ghana / Edwin A. Gyasi -- 7. Yams : traditional ways of managing their diversity for food security in southern Ghana / Essie T. Blay -- 8. Sustaining diversity of yams in northern Ghana / Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic and Bizoola Z. Gandaa -- 9. Conservation of indigenous rice varieties by women of Gore in the northern savanna zone, Ghana / Paul B. Tanzubil, Joseph S. Dittoh and Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic -- 10. Vegetables : traditional ways of managing their diversity for food security in southern Ghana / Essie T. Blay -- 11. The proka mulching and no-burn system : a case study of Tano-Odumasi and Jachie / Charles Quansah and William Oduro -- 12. Managing the home garden for food security and as a germplasm bank / Lewis Enu-Kwesi, Edwin A. Gyasi and Vincent V. Vordzogbe -- 13. Management of trees in association with crops in traditional agroforestry systems / John A. Poku -- 14. Preliminary observations on effects of traditional farming practices on growth and yield of crops / Leonard Asafo, Ebenezer Laing, Lewis Enu-Kwesi, and Vincent V. Vordzogbe -- 15. Effects of four indigenous trees canopy covers on soil fertility in a Ghanaian savanna / Charles Anane-Sakyi, AbubakariSadik Abdulai, and Saa Dittoh -- 16. Comparative management of the savanna woodland in Ghana and Guinea : a preliminary analysis / Lewis Enu-Kwesi, Vincent V. Vordzogbe, Diallo Amirou, and Diallo Daouda -- 17. Agrodiversity within and without conserved forests for enhancing rural livelihoods / Essie T. Blay, Benjamin D. Ofori, John Heloo, Joachim B. Ofori, and Emmanuel Nartey -- 18. Aspects of resource tenure that conserve biodiversity : the case of southern and northern ghana / Edwin A. Gyasi and William J. Asante -- 19. Resource access and distribution and the use of land in Tano-Odumasi, central Ghana / John A. Bakang, William Oduro, and Kwaku A. Nkyi -- 20. Women environmental pacesetters of jachie / Olivia Agbenyega and William Oduro -- 21. Lessons learnt and future research directions / Edwin A. Gyasi. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | CULTIVATION SYSTEMS |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | WEST AFRICA |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | CASE STUDIES |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | RESOURCES CONSERVATION |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY |
| Source of heading or term | unbist |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gyasi, Edwin A.,1943- |
| Relator code | edt |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Gordana |
| Relator code | edt |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Blay, Essie T. |
| Relator code | edt |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Oduro, William |
| Relator code | edt |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| UNU Publications | United Nations University Library | United Nations University Library | General Stacks | 2005-02-04 | 2 | 1 | UNU B29437 | B29437 | 2022-03-25 | 2013-10-01 | 1 | 2012-11-21 | Book | |||||
| Natural Resources | United Nations University Library | United Nations University Library | General Stacks | 2005-02-04 | 4 | 1 | NRS B29438 | B29438 | 2022-02-03 | 2016-07-19 | 2 | 2012-11-21 | Book | |||||
| Natural Resources | United Nations University Library | United Nations University Library | General Stacks | 2015-07-03 | NRS B29438 c.2 | B29345 | 2022-02-03 | 3 | 2015-07-03 | Book | Call number changed. 3/7/15 |